Yeshua Girls Homer Caches!

[+Tombmaker!]

I just read this from the one of the Homer caches:

 

I've been told by the geogods that my Homer caches are commercial solicitation. Whatever. My DH doesn't even work there anymore and I could care less if anyone ever graces the doors of HD. However, I want to be a good geocitizen so I am archiving all of these caches. Hope all the other caches in commercial parking lots etc do the same. Sheesh. So much for good, clean fun.

-Yeshua Girls

 

Is this happening because of the name of the cache or it's location?

[+Team Fatman]

I just read this from the one of the Homer caches:

 

I've been told by the geogods that my Homer caches are commercial solicitation. Whatever. My DH doesn't even work there anymore and I could care less if anyone ever graces the doors of HD. However, I want to be a good geocitizen so I am archiving all of these caches. Hope all the other caches in commercial parking lots etc do the same. Sheesh. So much for good, clean fun.

-Yeshua Girls

 

Is this happening because of the name of the cache or it's location?

 

Well if that is the case what do they saw about my nascar series cache's?

[+Team Fatman]

I just read this from the one of the Homer caches:

 

I've been told by the geogods that my Homer caches are commercial solicitation. Whatever. My DH doesn't even work there anymore and I could care less if anyone ever graces the doors of HD. However, I want to be a good geocitizen so I am archiving all of these caches. Hope all the other caches in commercial parking lots etc do the same. Sheesh. So much for good, clean fun.

-Yeshua Girls

 

Is this happening because of the name of the cache or it's location?

 

Well if that is the case what do they saw about my nascar series cache's?

 

 

Does this mean I can bring Tony Stewert the # 20 car out of retirement at the Home Depot in Santee?

[+Let's Look Over Thayer]

Is this happening because of the name of the cache or it's location?

I would guess that it's the name, and the text that refers to DH working there -- but it all depends on who complained and who heard the complaint.

 

Well if that is the case what do they saw about my nascar series cache's?

Nothing until someone complains...hopefully no one will.

 

There many blatant examples of "commercialism" out there in the caching world (many of them more so than the Homer series). One could have a field day if one chose to go on a crusade.

[+Team Fatman]

Is this happening because of the name of the cache or it's location?

I would guess that it's the name, and the text that refers to DH working there -- but it all depends on who complained and who heard the complaint.

 

Well if that is the case what do they saw about my nascar series cache's?

Nothing until someone complains...hopefully no one will.

 

 

Even if someone complained I am not stopping .

Edited November 4, 2006 by Team Fatman

[+DaMoores]

I just read this from the one of the Homer caches:

 

I've been told by the geogods that my Homer caches are commercial solicitation. Whatever. My DH doesn't even work there anymore and I could care less if anyone ever graces the doors of HD. However, I want to be a good geocitizen so I am archiving all of these caches. Hope all the other caches in commercial parking lots etc do the same. Sheesh. So much for good, clean fun.

-Yeshua Girls

 

Is this happening because of the name of the cache or it's location?

 

Did HD complane to the "GeoGod"?

 

I just went thru this. Ask them "How is this commercial solicition?"

 

None of us are required to purchase anything or even talk to the store.

 

If they don't like it. Don't go after the cache.

 

IMHO

Edited November 5, 2006 by DaMoores

[+"lostguy"]

I just read this from the one of the Homer caches:

 

I've been told by the geogods that my Homer caches are commercial solicitation. Whatever. My DH doesn't even work there anymore and I could care less if anyone ever graces the doors of HD. However, I want to be a good geocitizen so I am archiving all of these caches. Hope all the other caches in commercial parking lots etc do the same. Sheesh. So much for good, clean fun.

-Yeshua Girls

 

Is this happening because of the name of the cache or it's location?

How long has the "Homer" series been active and now they decide it is a commercial solicitation? There are a truck load of caches out there recommending this eating establishment or that one. Are all these caches going to be gone also. I'll starve to death or have to eat at untested eating places. I think this is probably a little bit of overreactivity.

[+GoBolts!]

Its a bunch of crap!

They made me archive two of my caches...and I still find others (new and old) that are the same...even more blatant about it. And they allow caches in places that charge admission??? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!!

[+Dave_W6DPS]

I don't know if there were compalints to prompt this action, or if other caches will face the same fate.

 

I didn't see any difference between these and any other LPC-in-a-parking-lot caches.

 

Makes me wonder if there is more to the story....

 

Dave_W6DPS

[+SKILLET]

Team Fatman got this E-mail from the girls;

 

Hey John, Thanks. Geogods are the approvers of the caches. Someone emailed me from Prescott asking if htey could help me place one of my Homers there. I really didn't care one way or another but since they went to the trouble (they even got a HD car for the cache) I put the cache in for approval with my standard background and little homer doll on the cache page. It was rejected for being OVERTLY COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION. So I emailed the Admin in Arizona and told him I did the caches as an IHO for my husband who doesn't even work at HD anymore and that I have about 30 all over AZ and CA. And he said, "I know; we've been talking about that at the geocaching headquarters and I won't approve this one." So I got a bit tweaked and took the rest down. I guess the nascar series, etc is ok because it doesn't seem like it is place by Home Depot, etc. to get you to shop there. Whatever.

[+Marko Ramius]

The "Commercial Solicitation" is a touchy subject for sure and like all of the Guidelines, is subject to the interpretation of the local reviewers. In my short stint as a reviewer, I have seen caches that directly or indirectly promoted the most worthy of charitable causes (MADD, Heart Assn., AIDS Walk), but IMHO several of these caches crossed the line. I usually just ask the cache owner to tone it down a bit and remove the "solicitation" aspect of the listing. Similarly, I can see how one reviewer would view the Homer series as crossing the line. My personal view is that this series is right on the edge of the line for commercial solicitation, primarily because there is nothing special about any of the "hides" and there isn't much of anything else to the theme of the cache other than the "Home Depot" theme. I usually let go those types of caches that say something like, "This is a great place to get a burger..." so long as there is enough non-soliciting content to the theme of the cache. The Belly Timber series is an good example of that, where there are references to restaurants that Barbados Sam seems to like, but the primary purpose of the caches is to demonstrate some evil cammo and to incorporate pirate talk into the theme. So I guess the SoCal view of things from the perspective of a relatively new reviewer is that some passing reference to something commercial is probably OK so long as the primary theme of the cache is non-commercial in nature. And for all you "Homer" lovers out there, I guess you are sad to see them go. But from the perspective of a reviewer, these caches certainly weren't helping me much when it came time to explain to another cacher why their listing had to be toned down on the basis of "commercial solicitation."

[+SlideRule]

As an owner of one of a Homer cache, I speak.

 

1) There is nothing commercial in my listing of my cache.

 

2) I used the HD location to exploit a different kind of camo.

 

3) Is no where related to HD except for name.

 

4) If I get a nasty gram from GeoGOD, my Homer will remain, I will just change the name.

 

SlideRule

Edited November 6, 2006 by SlideRule